What color is #987E74?

#987E74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987E74?

The RGB value is 152, 126, 116: 152 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987E74?

The complementary color is #748E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987E74 color

#987E74 rgb(152, 126, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987E74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.4% green and 45.5% blue (152, 126, 116).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#987E74 color codes

HEX	`#987E74`
RGB	`rgb(152, 126, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, 8.38, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 12.43, 47.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.562, 22.859, 19.691)`
Decimal	`9993844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987E74, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #987E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #987E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987e74; }
.text { color: #987e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 126 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987e74, #989074); }

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Questions

What color is #987E74?: #987E74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987E74?: The RGB value is 152, 126, 116: 152 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987E74?: The complementary color is #748E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.